Improvement in interfering attachments to horseshoes



H. S. DAVIS.

Interfering Attachments to Horseshoes. N0. 137,660, PatentedAprii8,1873.

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HAMBILTON s. DAVIS, OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY.

IMPROVEMENT IN INTERFERING ATTACHMENTS TO HORSESHOES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No.'l37,660, dated April 8, 1873; appication filed March 14, 1873.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HAMBILTON S. DAVIS, of Camden, Camden county, New Jersey, have invented an Improved Guard for Interfering Horses, of which the following is a specification:

The object of my invention is to prevent horses from cutting or otherwiseinjuringthemselves by striking the hoof against the inner side of the opposite leg, or interfering, as it is commonly termed, and I accomplish this object by the use of the elastic pad or pads A, shown in the perspective view, Fig. 1, of the accompanying drawing, which is interposed between the shoe B and hoof D, as illustrated in the sectional view, Fig. 2, in such manner that a flange on the inner edge shall lap the inner edge of the shoe, while an outer flange or a portion, a, of the same shall project beyond the shoe, and serve as agua-rd to prevent the striking of the opposite leg by either the hoof or sharp edge of the shoe. The pad may be continuous and in one piece, and of about the same shape as the shoe; but I prefer to construct it in two pieces, as shown in the perspective view, Fig. 1, and to use either or both, as circumstances may suggest.

The guard or pad is secured to the hoof by the same nails 03 which are used to fasten the shoe to the same; but as these nails would hardly be sufficient to retain the yielding material of the pad in proper position laterally, Ipropose to construct the said pad with flanges upon both edges, as plainly shown in the drawing, the outer rounded flange a projecting beyond both the shoe and l100f,0verlappingthelat ter, and serving as a guard, as before described, for the protection of the inner side of the opposite leg, and the inner flange b overlapping the inner edge of the shoe, the two flanges with the fastening-nails thus serving to efl'ectually retain the pad.

Claim.

Vi itnesses:

WM. A. STEEL, HUBERT HowsoN. 

